Post by Snowflake on Jul 28, 2009 22:41:10 GMT -5
Euphoria was born a small and weak foal, the result of being a twin. By the age of six months, however, she was the biggest and strongest filly in the field. She claimed dominance over the others, and gained a deep love for racing even before she stepped foot on the track. By the end of her two year old season, she had achieved a win in the prestigious Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies. Her three year old season didn't start out great; the filly lost some races against easy competition, and we went through a phase of doubt in her. She seemed to hae lost her lust for winning, and right before we gave up hope, Euphoria bounced back with win after win. She improved so much that we decided to give her a chance to run in the Triple Crown. Unfortunately, she didn't win any of the three famous races, but she rand some darn good races. Euphoria instead went on to win the Dubai Filly Cup, Climax Cup, and possibly the biggest of her career, the Breeder's Cup Distaff. Her fourth season was off to a very positive start, with a win in the popular Spring Cup. Euphoria then went on to win the Unicorn Horn Dirt, and then the Autumn Cup. Shortly afterwards, she was entered in her own dam's memorial race, the Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes. Having lost the race in her third year, we were extra determined that Euphoria win this year, and so was she. Euphoria pulled of a spectacular win, and was given a short break from racing as a reward. After placing second in the Seaspray Cup, she was back in form for a new challenge. Next on her target list was the Dubai Filly Cup, but she unfortunately had a rough trip, and was unable to summon the strength to win over the two filllies who beat her. With the end of the year looming, there were just three races left for the filly to conquor. The first of which, she won gracefully, and with ease. The Independance cup was down, and next on the list was again the Breeder's Cup Distaff. With half brother Impressario running in the classic, we had decided Euphoria had a better chance of winning if she ran in the Distaff again. The race was extremely close, Euphoria was very unwilling to lose. She fought the whole way, but in the end a younger and fresher filly beat her. Her spirits were not downed, though; she still had one more race on the agenda, which was to run in four weeks time, on the very last day of the year. The Palm Tree Paradise Invitational. This race was perhaps going to be one of the most memorable of her career, and hopes were running high. If the filly won, there was an excellent chance for her at the end of year awards. Needless to say, Euphoria ran an amazing race, and came near to breaking the record. Her final target had been shot down,
RACE RECORD
65-25-14-13
MAJOR WINS
Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies
Dubai Filly Cup
Climax Cup
Breeder's Cup Distaff
Spring Cup G1 Dirt
Unicorn Horn Series Dirt
Autumn Cup G1 Dirt
Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes
Independance Cup
Palm Tree Paradise Invitational
MAJOR SECONDS
Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes
Independance Cup
Belmont Stakes
Summer Cup G1 Dirt
Seaspray Cup G1
Breeder's Cup Distaff
MAJOR THIRDS
Kentucky Derby
Preakness Stakes
Winter Cup G1 Dirt
Alot To Live Up To Stakes
Dubai Filly Cup
AWARDS
Y4 BEST PROSPECT FILLY
Y5 BEST TWO YEAR OLD FILLY
Y6 FILLY OF THE YEAR
Now Phorie has been retired, and she has been bred to an excellent, well known ex racehorse and sire, Hall of Fame Inductee and Racehorse of The Year Merry Bay King.
